Title :
Development of a rehabilitation support system with a shoe-type measurement device for walking
Author :
Wada, Chikamune ; Sugimura, Yukinobu ; Ienaga, Takafumi ; Kimuro, Yoshihiko ; Wada, F. ; Hachisuka, Kenji ; Tsuji, Takao
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Life Sci. & Syst. Eng., Kyushu Inst. of Technol., Kitakyushu, Japan
Abstract :
We are developing a measurement device by means of which gait information can be obtained that cannot be obtained by existent devices. We are also evaluating the effectiveness of the device in rehabilitation programs. The final goal of our work is to realize a space where patients can execute their rehabilitation routines at any time. In this paper, we report the outline of our novel measurement device. That is to say, we describe our realtime measurement technique for measuring the position and angle of the feet to obtain the gait information, as well as our method of presenting the gait information.
Keywords :
accelerometers; angular measurement; gait analysis; patient rehabilitation; position measurement; acceleration sensors; angle measurement; gait information; patient rehabilitation; position measurement; realtime measurement technique; rehabilitation programs; rehabilitation support system; shoe-type measurement device; walking; Acceleration; Foot; Legged locomotion; Position measurement; Sensors; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Wireless communication; center of pressure; gait analysis; wearable device;
Conference_Titel :
SICE Annual Conference 2010, Proceedings of
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7642-8
